Main Entry: pro·nounce
Pronunciation: pr-nan(t)s
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): pro·nounced; pro·nounc·ing1: to state in an official or solemn way <I pronounce you husband and wife> <the judge pronounced sentence>2: to give as an opinion <pronounced the party a success>3 a: to use the voice to make the sounds of <practice pronouncing foreign words> b: to say or speak correctly <I can't pronounce your name> - pro·nounc·ernoun